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Hoffmann / Augustus / SoupTHE STORY OF AUGUSTUS WHO WOULD NOT HAVE ANY SOUP "...& on the fifth day he was dead!"
Hoffmann / Johnny Head-AirTHE STORY OF JOHNNY HEAD-IN- AIR Johnny falls into the river, much to the bewilderment of the fish
Eta Hoffmann / Own / SigETW HOFFMANN also known as ETA HOFFMANN (he took the name Amadeus when composing) German Romantic writer and composer
Hoffmann / Suck-A-ThumbTHE STORY OF LITTLE SUCK-A- THUMB The great, long, red-legg d scissor-man cuts off Conrads thumbs
Hoffmann / Inky Boys / StoryTHE STORY OF THE INKY BOYS The great Agrippa dips the boys in his enormous ink well
Hoffmann / Johnny Head AirTHE STORY OF JOHNNY HEAD-IN- AIR Johhny collides with a dog
Hoffmann / Man ShootingThe Story of the Man that Went out Shooting
Hoffmann / Shock / Head / PeteSHOCK HEADED PETER..." Never once has comb d his hair"
Rue du Noyer, Schaerbeek, Brussels, BelgiumRue du Noyer, Schaerbeek (Schaarbeek) district, Brussels, Belgium. Someone on the right is experiencing car trouble. Date: circa 1910
Offenbach Hoffmann(The Tales of Hoffmann) The closing scene of the Venetian episode : Hoffmann watches as Guilietta goes off with another lover
German design, Spring and Autumn, after watercolours by H Schmidt. Date: circa 1910s
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Amadeus (E.T.A.) (1776-1822). German writer. Contes Fantastiques (Fantastic Tales). Edition carried
Hoffmann / Harriet / MatchesTHE DREADFUL STORY ABOUT HARRIET & THE MATCHES " She burns all over everywhere"
German design, Summer and Winter, after watercolours by H Schmidt. Date: circa 1910s
French Motorbike Champ 2Hoffmann, French motor cycling champion; to tell the truth, hes standing still, but a little retouching gives the illusion hes travelling at speed
Hoffmann / Shooting ManTHE STORY OF THE MAN THAT WENT OUT SHOOTING " At last he stumbled at the well, head over ears, & in he fell. The hare stopp d short, took aim, & hark!"
Painted coral snake, Micrurus corallinus, native to Brazil. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848
Gertrude Hoffmann, dancer as Zobeide in ??ScheherazadeMiss Gertrude Hoffmann, dancer and choreographer (1883-1966), as Zobeide in ??Scheherazade, theatrical portrait in costume and jewellery
Canadian Pacific Steam Liner, Empress of Britain
OFFENBACH/HOFFMANN/TAICH(The Tales of Hoffmann) The evil Dr Miracle encourages Antonia to sing though it is bad for her health : unable to resist him, she sings till she dies exhausted. Date: first performed 1881
Elk or wapiti, Cervus canadensis, stag and doeElk or wapiti, Cervus canadensis (American deer, Cervus alces americanus), stag and doe. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848
White admiral butterfly and goat-leaf honeysuckleWhite admiral butterfly, Limenitis camilla, with caterpillar and pupa and goat-leaf honeysuckle, Lonicera caprifolium. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848
Major Mitchells cockatoo, superb parrotMajor Mitchells cockatoo, Lophochroa leadbeateri (Plyctolophus leadbeateri) 1, superb parrot, Polytelis swainsonii (Palaeornis barrabandii) 2, and rainbow lorikeet
Puma, ocelot and jaguarAmerican cats: puma or cougar, Felis concolor (left), ocelot, Felis pardalis (centre) and jaguar, Felis onca (right). Vignette of hunters with rifles and dogs
Taenaris urania butterfly (previously Papilio jairus). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848
Opium poppy and corn poppyOpium poppy, Papaver somniferum 1 and corn poppy, Papaver rhoeas 13. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848
Indian locust, Gryllus indicus (Schistocerca gregaria?). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848
Stone bass, moontail bullseye and blue salmonStone bass, Polyprion americanus 1, moontail bullseye, Priacanthus hamrur 2, and blue salmon, Eleutheronema tetradactylum 3
Lady fern, Athyrium filix femina. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848
Red-bellied tamarin, Sanguinus labiatus rufiventer. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848
Elder tree and swallow-tailed mothElder tree, Sambucus nigra, with berries and flowers, and swallow-tailed moth and caterpillar, Ourapteryx sambucaria (Geometra sambucaria)
Red-necked phalarope and grey phalaropeRed-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus (Ph. hyperboreus) 1, female 2, egg 3, and red or grey phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius (Ph. platyrhynchus) 4, female 5, winter plumage 6, egg 7
Greater argonaut octopus, Argonauta argo. Lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848
Hummingbird hawk-moth, broad-bordered beeHummingbird hawk-moth, Macroglossum stellatarum 1, broad-bordered bee hawk-moth, Hemaris fuciformis 2, and hornet moth or hornet clearwing, Sesia apiformis 3, with pupa and larva
Strawberry, Fragaria ananassa. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848
Lion, Panthera leo, male. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848
Reed bunting and rock buntingCommon reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, male 1, female 2, and egg 3, and rock bunting, Emberiza cia, male 4, female 5 and egg 6
Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787-1862), German poet, philologist and literary historian. Lithograph by P. Wurster from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848
Apple fruit and blossom, Malus domesticaApple, fruit, branch and blossom, Malus domestica (Pyrus malus). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848
Crested oarfish and oarfishCrested oarfish, Lophotus lacepedei (Lophotes copedianus) and oarfish, Regalecus glesne (Gymnetrus gladius). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848
Spurge hawk-moth on cypress spurgeSpurge hawk-moth, Hyles euphorbiae, caterpillar and pupa on cypress spurge, Euphorbia cyparrisias. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848
Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, male 1, female 2, young 3, nest, and eggs 5, 6. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848
Wolverines, skunk and stink badgerWolverine, Gulo gulo (Gulo arcticus) 1, Mexico wolverine (Gulo barbara) 2, striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis 3, and Sunda stink badger, Mydaus javanensis 4
Lipstick plant or red bugle vine, Aeschynanthus pulcher. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848
Green sea turtle, loggerhead turtle, soft-shelledGreen sea turtle, Chelonia mydas 1 (endangered), loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta 2 (endangered), Nile soft-shelled turtle, Trionyx triunguis 3, yellow-footed tortoise
Poplar admiral and purple emperorPoplar admiral butterfly, Limenitis populi, 1, 2, 3, 4, and purple emperor, Apatura iris 5, 6, 7, 8, with caterpillar and pupa
Common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, male 1, female 2, young 3 being fed by a robin, Erithacus rubecula, and eggs 4, 5. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848